Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Tuesday - April 2013

7th & 8th Grade Vocab - Week 10

1.  quantative – countable

2.  fantastically – unbelievably

3.  recyclable – reusable

4.  disparage – insult, put down

5.  unforeseeable – not predictable

6.  infallibility – can’t be wrong

7.  untenable – flawed, problematic, unsustainable

8.  archaic – ancient

9.  taciturn – introverted, quiet, reserved

10.  beguile – lure, entice

 

 Taut – Adjective (Taught)

·         Having no give or slack

·         Tightly drawn

·         Not loose or flabby

Vehemently – Adverb (Veé-uh-ment-ly)

·         Bitterly antagonistic

·         Forcibly argumentative

·         With anger or deep passion

Writhe – verb (Wry-thuh)

·         to twist and turn

·         To try and escape

·         Movement when in agony or pain

Indelible – Adjective (In-DEHL-uh-ble)

·         Cannot be washed away, removed or erased

·         Powerful memories, unforgettable

Idiom – Noun (IH-dee-um)

·         Phrase or speech peculiar to a certain part of the world/language

·         Coded language only insiders can understand, very colloquial.

o    She quit smoking cold turkey!       

o    He is the apple of my eye.       

o    He was all thumbs. 
 
 
7th Grade:  Vocab and then we went to the library to continue researching articles for the science papers.

8th Grade:  Vocab and then class debates.  We will most likely finish these tomorrow.


10th Grade Vocab - Week 10

Vocab week 10 – 10th Grade

Spelling words

1.  dilemma – quandary

2.  dilapidated – run down

3.  discrepancy – mismatch

4.  dissatisfied – not happy

5.  dyeing – coloring

6.  effervescent – bubbly

7.  embarrass – shame

8.  eminent – high and holy, distinguished

9.  etiquette – proper manners

10.  foliage – leaves and plants

 

Lit terms

·         Novella – A work longer than the standard short story, but shorter than a full novel. 

o    Spanish TV is mostly game shows, news, and “telenovelas”

§  Short 6-12 week shows with LOTS of Melodrama.

·         Oxymoron – a combination of contradictory terms

o    Jumbo shrimp, tough love, awfully good, pretty ugly, same difference, Microsoft works

·         Paradox – A statement that seems contradictory to common sense, yet may in fact, be true.

o    The coach considered this a good loss.

o    Controlled forest burns

·         Parody – a form of literature that intentionally uses comic effect to mock a literary work or style.

o    Galaxy quest, Vampires suck, etc.

·         Pathetic fallacy – a form of personification giving human traits to nature

o    Cruel sea, howling wind, dancing raindrops, singing trees, et

Grammar link

·         Transitive verbs – A verb that communicates action – something has to follow.

o    The city council passed the new ordinance
o    John blew his nose on his mom’s nice new towel
o    The boy kicked his skateboard after wrecking for the 15th time.

·         Intransitive verbs – a verb that is complete on its own.  Doesn’t need anything else to help out with meaning.

o    The boy  flew on his skateboard
o    He jumped and flipped and twisted.
 
 
10th Grade:  Finish up the Character Summaries so you have them to reference.  Read Act I, Scene I in Merchant of Venice for Wednesday.

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